WHY MILLEY TOOK THE JOB AS CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS & HOW THE PENTAGON HAS DECIDED TO HIT US ENEMIES FIRST

Why General Mark Milley and Why Now?
By Daniel Gouré, RealClearDefense: “One reason the announcement is viewed as unusual is that the change will not take effect until October 2019 when General Dunford’s current appointment ends. Another reason is that it breaks the customary pattern of cycling the chairmanship between the services.” ​

Army seeks to take on adversaries before all-out conflict
(C4ISRNET) A new Army document suggests that the service adopt the playbook of its closest competitors and engage with adversaries below the threshold of armed conflict, a tactic the Pentagon has traditionally eschewed.